Renewal with Suzanne: Psychotherapist/Coach

13/02/2026

Have you ever reacted in a way you didn’t intend to… and then spent hours replaying it?
Snapping.�
Shutting down.�
Over-explaining.

And afterwards thinking, “Why do I keep doing that?”

Reactions often move through the body before the thinking mind has time to intervene.

That’s why insight alone rarely changes them.

What begins to shift things is learning to recognise the split second before a reaction fully takes over.

That moment is easy to miss.� But it’s where choice begins.

If this feels familiar--having a reaction before you even know it--comment HIJACKED and I’ll send you a short guided audio to help you start working with it. A way to be with whatever comes up, and through awareness make the changes you want.

25/11/2025

Women over 50!
If you’re constantly second-guessing yourself, procrastinating and then spiraling about it, or feeling like you’re “too much” and “not enough” at the same time — you’re not alone and you’re not flawed!

You’re just listening to your inner critic without your Inner Guide by your side.

My approach isn’t about silencing that critical voice. It’s about befriending it. And before you can do that, you need to connect with the part of you that’s already steady, compassionate, and wise — the part that believes in you even when you don’t.

That’s your Inner Guide. And when you learn to lead from that place, things can start to shift and you can experience some relief from that inner critic.

If you want support building this relationship, I made a Self-Trust Toolkit — worksheets, a guided audio, and a short video to help you stay grounded when the doubt gets loud.

If you have any questions or comments, send me a note.

Link in bio.

03/11/2025

01/11/2025

Do you know deep down that you need to make changes, but you keep putting it off?

So many of us tell ourselves we’ll start in the new year.
We’ll take the next step, make the change, finally focus on healing.
But the truth is — life doesn’t magically shift in January.
It shifts the moment we stop putting ourselves last.

If you’ve been feeling weighed down by self-doubt or a voice inside that never seems satisfied, you don’t have to keep living that way.

The Self-Trust Toolkit gives you a practical way to understand and befriend your inner critic — not silence her, but finally hear what she’s been protecting.
Through gentle reflection guides and short audios, you’ll start to feel steadier, clearer, and more at home in yourself again.

And this Wednesday, November 5, we’ll bring that work to life together inside the Inner Guide Circle — a small live group of women ready to turn awareness into real change.

You’ve waited long enough.
Don’t let another year pass feeling the same inside.
Doors close soon.
🎯 Get your Toolkit + Circle access here →https://renewalwithsuzanne.thrivecart.com/the-self-trust-toolkit/

28/10/2025

Tomorrow — we meet the inner critic differently.

In Wisdom Within (Wed 29 Oct), we’ll spend an hour exploring what it means to notice what’s happening as it happens — to catch that familiar tightening or self-blame before it sweeps you away.

You’ll get a feel for what it’s like to be guided by the part of you that’s calm, steady, and quietly wise — even if you’ve forgotten it’s there.

This isn’t about fixing or changing yourself.
It’s about rediscovering trust in the awareness that’s always been within you.

Free live workshop — Wednesday, Oct 29.
Save your seat via the link: https://www.renewalwithsuzanne.com/webinar-registration
Replay for a short time.

And if you’d like to continue building that awareness, there’s also a chance to join the Inner Guide Circle, where we keep deepening this practice together.

28/10/2025

For all you lovely women over 50...

27/10/2025

Awareness is where it all begins.

That simple moment of realising, “Oh, this is my critic speaking,” changes everything about how we meet ourselves.

In Wisdom Within (Wed 29 Oct), we’ll gently explore how to recognise those moments earlier — not to fix them, but to understand what’s happening inside with a bit more kindness.

This hour offers space to pause, reconnect,

and remember that your own inner wisdom is still there — even if it’s been quiet for a while.

📅 Free live workshop this Wednesday.

Here's the link!!

https://www.renewalwithsuzanne.com/webinar-registration

26/10/2025

What if your inner critic isn’t something to silence—but something to understand?

So many of us have spent years trying to outrun that voice.

We fight with it. We banish it. We pretend it isn’t there.

But how about this approach? That inner critic isn’t trying to destroy you.

It’s trying to protect you — clumsily, urgently, often in the only way it knows how.

When we can start hearing that voice with curiosity instead of hate, something changes.

We begin to notice what’s happening inside rather than react to it.

We start to build a relationship with the part of us that’s been working so hard to keep us safe — and in that space, real healing can begin.

That’s what my upcoming Wisdom Within workshop is about.

A free live workshop this Wednesday, Oct 29, where I’ll share two gentle, practical ways to:

→ stay steady when that voice starts up

→ listen without getting swept away

→ and begin to trust the wiser, steadier part of you that’s always been there

This is for women over 50 who are tired of feeling like that critic runs the show —
and ready to meet themselves with more understanding and peace.

LIVE THIS WEDNESDAY, Oct 29

Click the link in this post to save your spot.

Replay available for a short time for those who can't make it to the live workshop.

And for those who’d like to keep going, you’ll also have a chance to join my private Inner Guide Circle — a small, supportive space where we continue this work together.

No pressure, just an open invitation to stay connected and keep practicing!

All the best--
Suzanne

https://www.renewalwithsuzanne.com/webinar-registration

20/10/2025

Someone asked me recently about what my upcoming workshop is about. To be honest, it’s about practicing the skill of just BEING! But of course we need to learn how to take those first steps, so I’ll be sharing 2 practices on how to develop curiosity and kindness for all the parts of yourself—including the critic, the judge, the people pleaser. Whoever shows up inside.

For so many women over 50, those inner critical voices seem to get louder and louder as we age. Isn’t it time to learn how to be with these inner patterns? We don’t want to be in our 80s and still wrestling with judgement, harsh inner critics or self-doubt—do we???

Come along on this first step on the path to trusting yourself again. Join me live on October 29th for The Wisdom Within Workshop.�It’s free, and it might just change how you relate to yourself.

Registration link:
https://www.renewalwithsuzanne.com/webinar-registration

20/10/2025

I was mid-conversation last week when I felt butterflies in my stomach. My mind was still forming words, nodding along, but my body had already delivered its verdict: Something's off here.

It took ten more minutes before my thinking mind caught up.
My body knew first.

This happens more than we realise. The tightness in your chest before you understand you're anxious. The softening in your belly when you're near someone safe. The way your jaw clenches when your inner critic starts its familiar commentary.

Here's what I've discovered in my IFS practice and thirty years of Buddhist contemplation: Your body holds wisdom your mind hasn't caught up to yet.

Our protective parts - the inner critic, the anxious one, the people-pleaser - they don't live just as concepts. They live as sensations, signals from our bodies. As tensions and holdings and squooshy feelings we've learned to ignore.

We've been taught to override what our bodies tell us. To push through fatigue. To smile when we're uncomfortable. To ignore the whisper of "this doesn't feel right."

What if you already have access to everything you need? Not someday, after more healing or learning or fixing. But right now, in the quiet knowing of your body and the steady presence of your inner wisdom.

I'm offering a free 60-minute workshop on October 29th where we'll practice this together.
We'll explore:
✨ Steps to bring your Inner Guide into your life
✨ A practice for meeting your older, wiser self
✨ The difference between fighting with your inner critic and befriending it
✨ A foundational practice for embodied awareness

This won't be lecture-heavy. We'll do experiential practices together. You'll leave with something you can use immediately.

THE LINK TO REGISTER IS https://www.renewalwithsuzanne.com/webinar-registration

There's something powerful about doing this work in community. About realising you're not the only one. About being witnessed as you turn toward your own wisdom.

Can't make it live? Register anyway and I'll send you the replay.
Trust what your body already knows. 💛

Try this right now:
Drop your awareness into your body.
Where do you feel tension?
Where do you feel ease?
If your inner critic were to speak, where would you feel it - your throat, chest, stomach, shoulders?
Just notice. This noticing is the doorway to everything.

14/10/2025

Women Over 60!
Most of us are taught to bulldoze or power through when we feel those uncomfortable signs of self-doubt.
—your heart starts beating faster
—your throat constricts
—suddenly you’re sweating

But what if the power really lies with STAYING with what is happening in your body?

Awareness like this is a very powerful resource and ally when trying to change that harsh inner voice.

This practice I share here is a small step you can take towards awareness and acceptance of your own lovely self.

If you’d like to learn more, join my Wisdom Within Workshop OCTOBER 29, 6:30 pm AEDT.
LINK IN BIO.